Design and characterization of single photon APD detector for QKD application
Modeling and design of a single photon detector and its various characteristics are presented. It is a type of avalanche photo diode (APD) designed to suit the requirements of a Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) detection system. The device is modeled to operate in a gated mode at liquid nitrogen tempe...
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| author | Al-Khateeb, Khalid A. Saeed Nafi, Nazmus Shaker Hassan, Khalid |
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| description | Modeling and design of a single photon detector and its various characteristics are presented. It is a type of avalanche photo diode (APD) designed to suit the requirements of a Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) detection system. The device is modeled to operate in a gated mode at liquid nitrogen temperature for minimum noise and maximum gain. Different types of APDs are compared for best performance. The APD is part of an optical communication link, which is a private channel to transmit the key signal. The encrypted message is sent via a public channel. The optical link operates at a wavelength of 1.55μm. The design is based on InGaAs with a quantum efficiency of more than 75% and a multiplication factor of 1000. The calculated dark current is below 10-12 A with an overall signal to noise ratio better than 18 dB. The device sensitivity is better than -40 dBm, which is more than an order of magnitude higher than the dark current, corresponding to a detection sensitivity of two photons in pico-second pulses. |
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| spelling | iium-56442011-12-22T02:32:55Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/5644/ Design and characterization of single photon APD detector for QKD application Al-Khateeb, Khalid A. Saeed Nafi, Nazmus Shaker Hassan, Khalid TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television TK7885 Computer engineering Modeling and design of a single photon detector and its various characteristics are presented. It is a type of avalanche photo diode (APD) designed to suit the requirements of a Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) detection system. The device is modeled to operate in a gated mode at liquid nitrogen temperature for minimum noise and maximum gain. Different types of APDs are compared for best performance. The APD is part of an optical communication link, which is a private channel to transmit the key signal. The encrypted message is sent via a public channel. The optical link operates at a wavelength of 1.55μm. The design is based on InGaAs with a quantum efficiency of more than 75% and a multiplication factor of 1000. The calculated dark current is below 10-12 A with an overall signal to noise ratio better than 18 dB. The device sensitivity is better than -40 dBm, which is more than an order of magnitude higher than the dark current, corresponding to a detection sensitivity of two photons in pico-second pulses. 2010-05-11 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/5644/1/Design_and_Characterization_of_Single_Photon_APD_Detector_for_QKD_Application.pdf Al-Khateeb, Khalid A. Saeed and Nafi, Nazmus Shaker and Hassan, Khalid (2010) Design and characterization of single photon APD detector for QKD application. In: International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE), 11-13 May 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/search/srchabstract.jsp?tp=&arnumber=5556839&queryText%3DDesign+and+Characterization+of+Single+Photon+APD+Detector+for+QKD+Application%26openedRefinements%3D*%26filter%3DAND%28NOT%284283010803%29%29%26searchField%3DSearch+All |
| spellingShingle | TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television TK7885 Computer engineering Al-Khateeb, Khalid A. Saeed Nafi, Nazmus Shaker Hassan, Khalid Design and characterization of single photon APD detector for QKD application |
| title | Design and characterization of single photon APD detector for QKD application |
| title_full | Design and characterization of single photon APD detector for QKD application |
| title_fullStr | Design and characterization of single photon APD detector for QKD application |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design and characterization of single photon APD detector for QKD application |
| title_short | Design and characterization of single photon APD detector for QKD application |
| title_sort | design and characterization of single photon apd detector for qkd application |
| topic | TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television TK7885 Computer engineering |
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